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M4.9 Depth: 10.0 km

M4.9 Earthquake near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China)

UTC time: 2026-01-14 23:18:19 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On January 14, 2026 at 23:18 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. China: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Details

Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-14 23:18:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
State
qing hai sheng
City
chai dan zhen
County
da chai dan xing zheng wei yuan hui ཚྭ་འདམ་ཆེ་བའི་སྲིད་འཛིན་ཨུ་ཡོན་ལྷན་ཁང།
Source
gfz
Coordinates
37.61000, 95.13000
Temperature
-13.1°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (21.2 km)
Regional average: 21.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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